Why Call Them ‘Liberal’ When They’re Anything But?


	Why Call Them ‘Liberal’ When They’re Anything But?

jcfalkenberg

10-14-2009 5:48 AM

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jcfalkenberg says:

ANywhere else in the world, the term "liberal" has not een stolen by social democrats and socialists. It's time for US conservatives and classical liberals to take it back.

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